String and Twine project from "Simple Crochet"

[Captain Hook]

That is so much fun! I've been considering making a bag based on a store-bought (crocheted) bag my mom has, which would look great in exactly the same materials - natural cotton string and twine. Now I know it can be done, so I may try it!

 

By the way, the twine being hard on one's hands occured to me. I thought a pair of rubber kitchen gloves might help, or maybe even latex gloves if you could get your doctor to give you a pair or something.

[lauravee]

Gorgeous! I love that book from Erika Knight, I still have yet to make anything from it though.

[faithdarling]

...the twine being hard on one's hands occured to me. I thought a pair of rubber kitchen gloves might help, or maybe even latex gloves if you could get your doctor to give you a pair or something.

 

That's a good idea, but I'm not sure if I'd still be able to grip the string that way. If it would slow me down any, it would probaby cause me to stop the project alltogether because I'm impatient like that. And now I have a callous, so I can crochet with anything!!

[RebeccaVelasquez]

these are really neat!

[vhanna26]

Those are great:clap . I have the book, and my husband really wants me to make those wine bottle covers.

[fuzzy ferret]

What A Great Idea!! Thats nice! Good job!

 

 

Krystal

[Meant2BMommy]

Those are great! I just bought the book last night and I can't wait to get started on some of those twine projects. In fact, I found this post by Googling "crochet with twine".

[racerose]

I love it! Great job! I wondered about using gloves also...maybe gardening gloves. It's worth a try since the rope and jute are so cheap!

[divaborn]

Very, very nice! Great job!

[faithpa76]

That is so neat!! I think that was another one of the projects I missed while we were in the middle of moving!

[yarncat]

Really neat set!

[mimicat]

I love it too! I think its worth all the effort, coz it turned out great!!! Congratulations!

[lilhatshack]

Great combinations!!! Good job!

[Kathleen]

What wonderful accessories!

[Jewels]

Nice work and great yarn substitution idea!

[ItzKaren]

I have checked this book out from the library and tried to make the baskets but it really rips up my hands! How do you crochet with that!

[vhanna26]

Very nice. I have that book, but haven't made anything out of it, but my husband really wants me to make those bottle covers.

[MaryPat]

They're very striking. I've always had baskets in the back of my mind to do but wasn't sure if I could find sturdy enough yarn. Now I know what to buy.

 

 

 

 

Here is a project that I did, inspired by/loose pattern from Erika Knight's book Simple Crochet. The material I used was natural colored kitchen string, and %100 Jute garden twine. The twine, especially, was pretty hard on my hands, but I feel like it was worth it for the textural aspect. The Jute looks like hemp, but is way cheaper -- a little over a dollar per ball at a hardware store (Home Depot). The dark brown stripes at the top of the one bottle and the middle of the other are a bit of yarn left over from another project that I used for added contrast.

 

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